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The FreedomCast - Episode 29 - Cate Long on Stockton California's Bankruptcy and Government Inefficiencies

On today’s edition of The FreedomCast, Reuters columnist Cate Long joins me to talk about Stockton California’s bankruptcy, government inefficiency and if we can ever get state legislators across the country to not be stuck on stupid.

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To break the chains of tyranny means facing odds that aren’t always in your favor. Nevertheless, the Founders escaped oppression and created a free republic. With the massive growth of government today, conservatives may look to history for examples of free societies.

The Federal Register is the document that compiles all the federal rules and regulations that businesses are required to comply with. As of 2010 the Federal Register was 81,405 pages long. Federal regulations serve as a hidden tax on the economy. Costs imposed by regulation do not end up on any Federal budget, nor do they add to the national deficit. However, 81,405 pages of regulations strain the economy by creating huge costs that business are obligated to meet.

Today, Americans will “celebrate” Cost of Government Day! In 2010, the average American worked until August 19--or 231 days-- to earn enough income just to pay for the cost of federal, state and local government.

On July 4 several hundred limited government activists gathered in Boston for an extended day of tea party events at the Boston Common and on the harbor at Christopher Columbus Park. The event was organized by ConservativeSolutions.org. The key note speakers were Dr. John Lewis of Duke University and Dr. Yaron Brooke of the Ayn Rand Institute (a 9/12 sponsor). I had the honor of addressing the crowd on what people can do to turn the energy of the tea parties into effective advocacy against out of control spending (hint: get your family and friends involved).

Settled science rarely is. Except to those with a vested policy interest in the debate. True to form, a recent diatribe by Michael F. Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest acknowledges none of the widely available data that conflict with his passionate crusade against table salt. However, to a debate that has endured for decades, Jacobson does bring a modern twist:

On Wednesday afternoon, Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) introduced an amendment to the Senate Budget Bill. The amendment, which he called "The Obama Spendorama" went down to defeat, with Allard himself voting against it, but it brought an important point to the forefront of the budget debate.
You can read my entire discussion of the amendment at HumanEvents.com.